#996C1F#996C1F

#996C1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.106 H 76.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#996C1F
RGB	rgb(153, 108, 31)
HSL	hsl(38, 66%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(38, 80%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 79.7%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 10.86, 47.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 48.50, 77.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.0255 0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.106 76.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7481, 17.5979, 3.7054)
Luminance	0.1760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#996C1F #1F4C99

analogous

#992F1F #996C1F #89991F

triadic

#996C1F #1F996C #6C1F99

tetradic

#996C1F #1F992F #1F4C99 #991F89

square

#996C1F #1F992F #1F4C99 #991F89

split-complementary

#996C1F #1F8999 #2F1F99

monochromatic

#33240A #664815 #996C1F #CC9029 #DDAB56

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#996C1F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#996C1F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #996C1F

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##996C1F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##996C1F	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D6E12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877922

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A7605D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #996c1f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 108, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.106 76.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc9661',
    500: '#996c1f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #996c1f;
$custom-light: #bc9661;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#996c1f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.869,
    "s": 66.304,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56437,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 76.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#996C1F

secondary

#547CC0

accent

#7EE93F

background

#FCF9F5

surface

#F8F1EA

border

#D1CBC6

text

#130D05

muted

#827E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #996C1F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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